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Saturday, November 15, 2008

Mexicans Will Be the First to "Test" Obama

Barack Obama's election has already begun to have international repercussions and he's about to be tested in a way that no American president has ever been before. No, I don't mean the replay of the Missile Crisis which the Russians have in store for him, and which, like the original, they are sure to win.

I guess, on second thought, that this is also a "missile crisis" of a kind, except that the protagonists are not Russians but Mexicans. This should not surprise anyone since nobody hates the gringos as much as the Mexicans do, which is understandable since they stole half their country and now call its original inhabitants "illegal migrants." But the revenge the Mexicans have planned is more than Machiavellian; indeed, it is the real "Montezuma's Revenge."

Mexico City has decreed that effective December 1st Mexican men age 70 or older will be entitled to receive free Viagra, Levitra and Cialis. Some of these new patriarchs have already sired 40-50 offspring and will no doubt produce another generation of Mexican-Americans before they are gathered to their fathers. Expect them to be crossing the border within 20 years, just in time to reinforce the Hispanic majority which demographers predict in the U.S. by 2026.

Of course, Obama will meet this new challenge with his usual opportunism: he will sign an Amnesty law for all undocumented Mexicans and add 14 million new registered voters to the rolls of the Democratic party. That's one crisis he's sure to ace.

110 comments:

john longfellow aka lou dobbs
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Manuel said: Expect them to be crossing the border within 20 years, just in time to reinforce the Hispanic majority which demographers predict in the U.S. by 2026.

Manuel is taking out his hurt and anger on the Mexican immigrants now. Yes, after survering the political battle-field, it is clear that the rout of the republican party was led by the Mexican immigrants. As there could never have been a black president elected in an exclusively black/white nation. Even 5 years ago, when the Mexican immigrant became the biggest minority, with the eager assistance of George W. Bush.

But yet, President Bush was warned by the gop elders, that if he did not do something about Mexican immigration who vote overwelming Democratic, that the gop would become a permanent minority party. And guess what, the gop is the permanent minority party 5 years later.

Manuel, i do understand your frustrations, however. It was the Cuban immigrant who went to school, stayed out of trouble, became good parents to their children, and basically did everything they were asked to do by the American culture. But yet, and to their shock, their powerful seat at the table, has been filled by a Mexican immigrant. Mexican immigrants who by the way, demand respect, and positions throughout Obama's adminstration. Something that Cuban immigrants never did with a Bush adminstration.

It is obvious that the Mexican immigrant was politically smarter then the Cuban immigrant. They never swore allegiance to either "gringo" dominated party of America. To do so would fail to acknowledge the history of betrayal by both parties. Something that the Cuban immigrants have had to learn "again" with the horriic betrayal of the Bush adminstration.

The Mexican immigrant wisely said, "you have to earn our vote." President Obama was given an opportunity to at least court their community. And more importantly to learn about their communities wants and needs. Something the Cuban immigrant would never allow any Democrat to do. Even Lyndon Johnson would not be given a microphone at a Cuban immigrant closed-minded audience of today.

So there you have it. The Mexican immigrants are the power-players in America today. And the once vaunted Cuban-immigrant is nothing more then a mere observer, as the moment of opportunity and power has escaped their vanquished community for a generation. And unlike the Mexican immigrant, who will no doubt solitify and consolidate their new powerful status of king-maker. The Cuban immigrant has proven to both parties, that they sadly are no longer necessary in making an American President.

Of course, this is provided that Obama will rescue the economy. Which of course the economy is cyclical in nature. So the economy will recover on its own, and Obama will get all the credit, which will flow to Biden.

My point is, that Cuban immigrants have squandered their moment in the sun. They did not sieze their historic moment to become a permanent powerful voice in American politics. Fifty years of blood, sweat, and tears, all ceded to the Mexican immigrants, who wisely did not shrill for the most unpopular and incompetent President the world has ever seen, unlike the Cuban immigrants. Who must of thought that Bush shrilling was the way to stay a powerful presence in the halls of power. They were wrong!!

The Mexicans don't have room in Mexico for a single Cuban refugee and have signed an agreement with the Castro regime that calls for the deportation of all Cubans on Mexican soil though they are there for one purpose only -- to cross the border.

I would not be so crass as to suggest that the U.S. treat Mexicans as Mexico treats Cubans. On the contrary, I hope Obama signs a "Mexican Wet Foot/Dry Foot" policy which will grant all drybacks asylum (the wetbacks, of course, will have to go back).

Mexican-Americans are always throwing the Cuban Adjustment Act at our faces. But in fact Cuban exiles have never had it as good as Mexicans, millions of whom have crossed the border in violation of U.S. law and been rewarded with amnesty, while Cubans are hunted on the high seas like quarry by the Coast Guard and all the force and (dis)credit of the U.S. extended to violate a U.S. law (CAA) which grants them asylum.

I don't have anything against Mexicans or Mexican-Americans. In fact, I have always supported their right to re-conquer lost territories through peaceful means such as demographic "invasion." In Barack Obama you have someone who will uphold that right. Why aren't you pleased?

Manuel said: while Cubans are hunted on the high seas like quarry by the Coast Guard and all the force and (dis)credit of the U.S. extended to violate a U.S. law (CAA) which grants them asylum.

Oh come now Manuel, stop with your transparent jealousy. Just think Nov 3rd, Cuban-Americans used to look down on the Mexican-American. On Nov 4th, the Cuban-American must now look up at awe at their new masters. Ah, America, aint she unique!!

Manuel said: In Barack Obama you have someone who will uphold that right. Why aren't you pleased?

First, Bush is the President, who stopped the interdication of the Mexican immigrant at the border. I guess, he wanted more interdiction agents at sea for those pesky Cuban immigrants. Or at least his Mexican-born attorney general Gonzales wanted that.

But to specifically answer your question, "why doesnt the Mexican immigrant bother me?" Manuel, when you become so thirsty that your lips start to chap due to dehydration. One will take a bottle of water from any hand. The Mexican immigrants quenched the thirst of not only myself, but billions of people throughout the world. As far as im concerned, the Mexican immigrant are heroic throughout the world. And will be afforded the respect that a hero is owed.

You see Manuel, you Cuban exiles have no regard for the suffering that has taken place. You only care about Hialeah, Little Havana, Doral, and Cuban immigrant parts of New Jersey. In fact, most of you Cubans dont give a damn about Cuba, as you exiles "wrote" America's bloodthristy policy towards Cuba, that continues to murder hundreds of innocent Cuban children.

So no sir Manuel, i am not upset with the Mexican immigrant. On the contrary, they recognized the devstation that Bush foisted upon the nation, and moreover, they cared, unlike Cuban immigrants.

Hell, i say officially give them an entire state for a job well-done. Anything they want, they should get from a leftist government for a job well done!!

It is rumored that John Longfellow, dressed as Billy the Kid, will be robbing Mexican pharmacies of their Viagra to halt the population explosion. The Mexican government is offering John's weight in tacos for his capture dead or alive.

anon said: What do the rafters bring us besides medicare fraud, horrible food and obscene politics?

Their arrogrant obscene politics is what ultimately destroyed the once powerful Cuban exile machine. They didnt update/progress with the ever changing political environment. They should have abandoned Bush, when he betrayed them. But instead, the more President Bush betrayed them, the louder they shrilled for him. This single act of shrilling for Bush, is what would eventually discredit everything else they shrilled for.

Tellechea some posts back one of your commentars asked you to transfer your blogs to Type Pad because that way you can apply better control over the trolls that live to destroy and insult other people, your commenter was right, it is time for you to apply discipline here, this John idiot is a disgrace, clean house Tellechea, clean house. It's long OVERDUE.

I couldnt read it, but the message was clear. The Mexican has its way with the Cuban outside of America. But wait, after Nov 4th, the Mexican can also have their way with the Cuban in America. The Mexican immigrant sure picked the correct horse to ride to power in America.

I think the elderly Mexicans are going to leave their wives in peace and exercise their newfound virility with younger partners.

Yes, it is a remarkable coincidence which you have pointed out.

For the world to end, as the Aztec calender predicts, in 2012, it would be necessary for someone like Barack Obama to be in charge of mankind's fate. And, lo and behold, there we have him!

There were Aztec prophecies about a white man (Cortés) who was sent from heaven to rule (i.e. destroy) their empire. I wonder if there any Aztec prophecies about a man of color who would preside over (or precipitate) the end of the world.

Tellechea get to work and clean up your blog, this used to be a nice place to visit, even Fantomas' idiocy was entertaining at times, lately you have allowed some Kool Aid drinking lefty loons to run wild, clean this place up, these extremists are ruining RCAB, pretty soon it will be better to skip this blog and go straight to the Daily Koz.

"...I guess, on second thought, that this is also a "missile crisis" of a kind,..."

ROFLMAO, that's a good one Manuel, actually a great hit on the mark, I wasn't aware of your apparent capability for phallic humor, or perhaps you were making reference to the psychoanalytic theory instead, you tell me, in the meantime, don't mind me while I LOL.

Manuel, if, and I hope that it never happens, but if the Mejicanos are ever able to deliver on their dreams of reconquista, all that such a conquest would deliver at best would be the standardization of mediocrity, a few years ago some of the mejicano wetbacks began migrating to my neck of the woods here in New Jersey, which was not well received by the numerous Ecuadorian illegals that had been migrating to this area since the early 1990s, the Mejicanos began to outbid the Ecuadorians for day labor jobs given that they were more than willing to accept such work for $20.00 a day, whereas the Ecuadorians wouldn't accept less than $50.00 per day, conflicts eventually developed and the Ecuadorian illegals appealed to their legal brethren, whom in alliance with the Portuguese, Brazilians, Spaniards and Cubans came up with a simple solution to get rid of the Mejicanos, complaints were delivered to the City Council members (local and at-large) that represented our neighborhood, the Mayor (who owed his election to us) and his Cuban chief of staff, the local police precinct commander and the chief of police who has lived in our neighborhood all his life, consequently the problem was solved, in a matter of two months the pressure that was applied to all the Mejicano wetbacks at their usual gathering points in the neighborhood worked like a charm, no longer able to gather in order to get work, they simply had no choice but to leave and go somewhere else.

Having experienced their uncivil behavior, their dirty upkeep and their disposition to litter at will, their weekend drunkenness and the resulting fights and car accidents, the constant pregnancy of their women who delivered a new baby every ten or eleven months without insurance or enough money to pay the hospital bills, etc., we all breathed a sigh of relief when the operation was successful, it's easy to support people whose behavior does not affect your life as is the case when they are nowhere near you, however, having to experience what they are like from first hand experience can be illuminating, now that the Mejicanos are gone from my neighborhood, I say good riddance.

Concerning the decree for the provision of free male libido enhancement drugs, I can foresee the morons staying true to Mejicano norms of machismo, they will ingest three or four times the normally recommended amount of pills gulping them down with Tequila or Mescal and the results will be catastrophic for them, but outstanding for the USA, some of the old pendejos may live to regret playing with fire, most will kick the bucket, in the end the real benefactors will be the almost always abused and unappreciated Mejicanas, sounds good to me.

Obama will not be able to sign any such Amnesty law, his opportunism will of course be in full display, but the end result will be a sound defeat for the empty suited fellow, this may not be his first defeat, but it will most certainly be one of many to come.

Anonymous 12:02 AM, my disdain for Mejicanos has nothing to do with race you idiot, it figures that an ignorant POS such as yourself would attribute my candid disdain to racism, grow the hell up and take the time to learn something other than the BS that has been spoon fed to your tiny brain moron, you sound just like a typical liberal drone, repeat whatever the hell you have been told to say and don't bother to use the grey matter that resides in your cranium commonly known as the brain, you ignorant, feeble minded, brain washed and indoctrinated imbecile, in the case of the brain's neurons if you don't use them, you loose them and never get them back, you retarded dimwit, clearly you have gone too long without using your brain, hence your utter stupidity.

BTW, the name is Garzón, not Garzon, there is an accent on the vowel O. Got it ameba brain?

"Overall, immigration is a net fiscal positive to the government’s budget in the long run: the taxes immi­grants pay exceed the costs of the services they receive. However, the fiscal impact of immigrants varies strongly according to immigrants’ education level. College-educated immigrants are likely to be strong contributors to the government’s finances, with their taxes exceeding the government’s costs. By contrast, immigrants with low education levels are likely to be a fiscal drain on other taxpayers. This is important because half of all adult illegal immigrants in the U.S. have less than a high school education. In addition, recent immigrants have high levels of out-of-wedlock childbearing, which increases welfare costs and poverty...

Over the last 40 years the education level of new immigrants has fallen relative to the native popula­tion. As the relative education levels of immigrants have declined, so has their earning capacity com­pared to the general U.S. population. Immigrants arriving in the U.S. around 1960 had wages, at the time of entry, that were just 13 percent less than natives’. In 1965, the nation’s immigration law was dramatically changed, and from 1990 on, illegal immigration surged. The result was a decline in the relative skill levels of new immigrants. By 1998, new immigrants had an average entry wage that was 34 percent less than natives’. Because of their lower education levels, illegal immigrants’ wages would have been even lower.

The low-wage status of recent illegal immigrants can be illustrated by the wages of recent immi­grants from Mexico, a majority of whom have entered the U.S. illegally. In 2000, the median weekly wage of a first-generation Mexican immi­grant was $323. This was 54 percent of the corre­sponding wage for non-Hispanic whites in the general population...."

(http://www.heritage.org/Research/Immigration/bg1936.cfm, retrieved 17 nov 2008 when I should be sleeping)

Mat, I was going to write an analysis of the analysis, but in the end, HF says it well enough:

"Immigration to the U.S. is a privilege, not a right. Immigrants should be net contributors to the gov­ernment and society and should not be a fiscal bur­den on American society. While highly educated immigrants, on average, make positive fiscal contri­butions, the overall fiscal impact of low-skill immi­grants is negative."

angel said: Having experienced their uncivil behavior, their dirty upkeep and their disposition to litter at will, their weekend drunkenness and the resulting fights and car accidents, the constant pregnancy of their women who delivered a new baby every ten or eleven months without insurance or enough money to pay the hospital bills, etc.,

LOL, that is "exactly" how they talk about the Cuban immigrants in Miami. Not my liberal friends, mostly the republican ones.

I am more philosophical than you when it comes to demographic changes: I didn't summon them here and I can't order them back. Peonage at 20 dollars per day here is still preferable to them than peonage at home for 20 pesos per day. So it is and so it will remain for as long as the Mexican plutocracy steals every cent of the country's oil revenues as it has done since Lázaro Cárdenas nationalized the petroleum industry 75 years ago.

The Mexican Goverment should be handing out free birth control, I see them here crossing the streets with 6 kids in tow and one in the oven, give them free Viagra please..keep them barefoot and pregnant.

Henry Gomez is a name you will never see in RCAB, but is a name that one should immediately think of when they see a homosexual-related posting in the Miami Cuban blogisphere, especially RCAB.

Gomez is a "founding member" of Val Prieto's mancamp. A camp of merry fellows, who DO NOT discuss Cuban-related issues at their secret gatherings. I repeat, they DO NOT discuss Cuban-related issues. But rather, their gatherings celebrate the exclusion of all things women.

Now one could easily confuse the man-camping gatherings as nothing more then fraternity get togethers. But no, a clever mind must closely scrutinize their ugly postings in Babulu. After doing so, one will quickly notice many homosexual-related remarks, which have nothing to do with freedom for Cuba.

In fact, if a clever mind gets to close to the mysterious world of the Man Camp, they will quickly find themselves kicked out, never again asked to return. In the course of kicking out an commenter/intruder, they will often engage in nonsensical homosexual-bashing as they angerily show you the door. When the person evicted ask why? There is never a plausible reason, other then they can do what they do. But, here again, i have noticed that the quicker minds get showed the door. While the more duller, and therefore more unsuspecting minds are welcomed to stay.

Now this "homosexual bashing" often goes unnotice by the untrained eye. However, an astute follower of American politics will quickly notice the tell-tale signs of frustrated and closeted homosexuals. As recent history has taught us, those who are the noisiest protestors against homosexuality, usually are the ones attempting to deflect attention from possible homosexual activity themselves.

So here, we have Mr. Gomez. A very ignorant and simple-minded bafoon. A man/child, or he/she (take your pick,) who thinks/hopes others are not clever enough to put two and two together. Additionally, when this freightened retard discovers a superior mind. He will quickly, and angerily resort to insults, name-calling (often homosexually-related) with the predictable kick and ban. Lest, a potential adversary stays in Babulu, long enough to discover his little secret, and OUTS him in front of the equally ignorant and unsuspecting bafoons, that remain at Babulu.

You see, it is very important that the Man Campers have total control of the conversation, lest more intelligent voices turn their homosexual-laced insults against the hurler, and embarrass them right out of their not so closeted secret.

"This should not surprise anyone since nobody hates the gringos as much as the Mexicans do, which is understandable since they stole half their country and now call its original inhabitants "illegal migrants."

Yeah, they do hate us. I think your view of history is wrong though; we didn't steal it, we won in the Mexican-American War of 1848. They are here illegally (unless having emigrated through the proper channels) too and should be sent back.

Most importantly, I'm glad you pointed out how they treat Cubans. I think the situation should be reversed: all Mexicans here illegaly deported. It has always been my position Wet-Foot, Dry-Foot should be abolished. Furthermore, it's always been my opinion that Cubans (by the simple act of fleeing Cuba) earn their merit coming here: they're fleeing hell on Earth. The Mexicans just don't want to take on the corruption, so they come here and complain

Abraham Lincoln, then a congressman, called the Mexican-American War the most unjust war in history.

Of course, powerful nations have always fulfilled their "Manifest Destiny" by instigating wars of conquest against weaker neighbors; and, after 150 years, the rape of Mexico is a fait accompli, which, even were it reversible, would not rebound to the favor of Mexicans. Nothing ever rebounds to the favor of Mexicans in Mexico.

A huge thanks to the folks that have been so generous and made a donation to the Babalu funds. Im in the process of emailing and thanking everyone personally and, if you havent recieved a personal note of thanks from me yet, please know that Im incredibly grateful and that I'm not being malagradecido. Im just swamped with "aint nothing going on but the rent." If you havent donated a buck or two and want to help out, here's the Paypal button, por si las moscas:

CHICAGO (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama says he and Republican Sen. John McCain plan to work together to "fix up the country." The two former rivals met in Obama's transition office Monday in Chicago. Rahm Emanuel, Obama's incoming White House chief of staff, participated in the meeting, as did McCain's close friend, South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Obama said that he and McCain were "just gonna have a good conversation about how we can do some work together to fix up the country. And also to offer thanks to Sen. McCain for the outstanding service he's already rendered."

When asked if he planned to help the Obama administration, McCain replied, "obviously."

I am more philosophical than you when it comes to demographic changes: I didn't summon them here and I can't order them back..."

Your statement is spot on and I appreciate your candor as well as your honesty, having said that however, I can confirm what you already stated, I am a pragmatic and practical person whenever possible which is most, but not all, of the time.

The Mejicanos that came to my neck of the woods were treated more than fairly by everyone in the neighborhood with the exceptions being a few of the older Portuguese who have been bigots their entire lives and will go to their graves being bigots; there was no reciprocity from the illegal Mejicanos who grew in numbers exponentially and whose complete lack of civil behavior led to their expulsion, they brought it upon themselves, had they behaved civily and respectfully as their illegal Ecuadorian, Brazilian and Uruguyan counterparts do, they would still be here, they broke one of the most basic rules of civil conduct and it was that violation that triggered the backlash, I'm referring to their disrespectful behavior towards all the women that were anywhere near them, these idiots would gather at different spots on the main drag in my neighborhood which is Ferry Street and harass the women that would be on the way to work, school and/or shopping at the numerous stores on that thoroughfare, the rest of their uncivil conduct added to the burden, when local community representatives tried to address them in order to explain to them that if they changed their conduct they would have been allowed to stay undisturbed they became defensive and insulting, so they got what they deserved as I stated earlier, maybe they went to your neck of the woods, maybe not, you tell me, the last time I visited your area which was about five years ago, it had changed from the days of a Cuban majority and resembled the OAS or OEA.

My town is no longer a Sanctuary City, the trigger was the murder of three college students from the Ivy Hill section of Newark's Western most end which borders South Orange, the students were murdered by illegal Mejicanos as a right of passage to be admitted as members of a gang, this tragedy made the national news for a number of days, as a result of it the Attorney General of the State of NJ ordered that all law enforcement agencies were to be required to inquire as to the citizenship of all individuals being detained ( not even arrested, but just detained) since then we have witnessed a great improvement in the social order in many parts of NJ that were previously being negatively affected by the high influx of illegals, mostly the Mejicanos.

Peonage at 20 dollars per day here is still preferable to them than peonage at home for 20 pesos per day. So it is and so it will remain for as long as the Mexican plutocracy steals every cent of the country's oil revenues as it has done since Lázaro Cárdenas nationalized the petroleum industry 75 years ago."

You are right once again, now that is a major problem for the Mejicanos to solve in Mejico, it is not our problem to solve for them, do you agree?

"The Mexican Goverment should be handing out free birth control, I see them here crossing the streets with 6 kids in tow and one in the oven, give them free Viagra please..keep them barefoot and pregnant."

Vana you are right, I feel sorry for the Mejicanas, the fact is that a majority of the illegal Mejicanos treat their women worse than crap, they even do it in public, these Neanderthals live in their own world and caveman behavior is the norm with them, no man that has consideration for his wife or female partner would put her through such hell of bearing children non-stop, add to that the fact that they expect the women to take care of all their numerous children, cook, clean, do the laundry for hours on end (they would monopolize the laundromats for hours with their huge loads of dirty clothes) iron the clothes, feed the kids, put up with their men's drunkenness on the weekends and the inevitable domestic abuse (I'm being reserved with my description) and what comes to mind is WTH, those women would be better off working in construction and being on their own, their men don't treat them right and as far as I am concerned a man that doesn't treat his woman right is not a man, to say the least.

A lot of them DO beat their women, I lived next door to a poor woman her husband always beat her, I would beg him to stop, (he respected me thank God) until one day she had the gull to tell me that her viejo didn't love her anymore, when I asked her why? she told me, because he hasn't beat me in a while. True story.

When I first moved to Union City, N.J., it was 80% Cuban. Now it is perhaps 10% Cuban and many of these come into the city only to run their businesses. At most so-called "Cuban" restaurants the "picadillo" is seasoned with chili and there is hot sauce on all the tables.

When walking down Bergenline (which I rarely do now), I feel like Gulliver, towering at least a foot above everybody. One does not see Cuban faces anymore (and a Cuban face is a Cuban face whether white or black) or hear Cuban voices. The old men who used to hang out outside the "Churrería" discussing the latest news about Cuba have all died and so has the "Churrería."

Yes, everything has changed.

I don't even expect to hear much honking either when Castro finally dies.

MaT, this is worse than the Crisis of the 3rd Century during the gradual collapse of the roman empire. It is painful to watch.

While I respect your decision to close RoCAB, I also lament your fatalism in allowing the concentration of such vulgar, moronic froth in your comments section. A cynic would say that in refusing to address it, you create a justification for the nuclear option of closing the entire blog.

Nonetheless, I hope you launch a new blogging endeavor, as your work will be missed by some at least.

There's nothing that I can do about it. Freedom invites excess but is preferable to the pall of tyranny. I would not be able to live with myself if I bullied the feeble-brained into silence. They, too, must have their say even if it exasperates everybody else. They live among us to help us cultivate the qualities that they lack.

Manuel, for real picadillo or any other Cuban dish you'd have to either come to Newark and stop by Melanie's on Mount Prospect Avenue a couple of store fronts up from Cuba Bakery both in the Forest Hill section of the City's North Ward, my father-in-law stops by the bakery every morning to pick up a couple of loaves of pan cubano and some pastelillos de guayava y queso, the "Playball" restaurant that is down the block from me hasn't been run by Cubans for more than fifteen years, the one I miss the most is "La Lechonera No 2" that used to be about six blocks away from me on Ferry Street at the corner of Adams Street, I'm sure you must remember the original ones on Bergenline Avenue and the one on Palisade Avenue.

The good news is that "Alvarez" and "El Palmár" on Elizabeth Avenue in Elizabeth are still owned and operated by Cubans and their cooking is usually pretty decent, the portions are large and the filetes are huge, just stay away from the desserts, especially the arroz con leche, the flan is not bad and the batidos are very good, so good that I usually get two during a meal. So, when are we going? I'll pick up the check and you can take care of the tip.

The Crisis of the Third Century is a commonly applied name for the crumbling and near collapse of the Roman Empire between 235 and 284. During this time, 25 emperors reigned, and the empire experienced extreme military, political, and economic crises. This period ended with the accession of Diocletian, who reigned from 284 until 305, and who solved many of the acute problems experienced during this crisis. However, the core problems would remain and cause the eventual destruction of the western empire. Diocletian saw the vast empire as ungovernable, and therefore split the empire in half and created two equal emperors to rule under the title of Augustus. In doing so, he effectively created what would become the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire. In 293 authority was further divided, as each Augustus took a junior Emperor called a Caesar to provide a line of succession. This constituted what is now known as the Tetrarchy ("rule of four"). The transitions of this period mark the beginnings of Late Antiquity.

"I’m sure you still believe that lands taken from the Navajos werenegotiated in fair treaties." Balsero, we stole it from the Navajos. The Mexicans declared war on us after we asked the Texans (who had formed the Texan Republic, thus having seceded from Mexico) where their border with Mexico was (after they asked for our protection against Mexico). They said the Rio Grande, Mexico said it was the Houston River. If we were to go to the Rio Grande, they'd declare war on us. We took the Texans at their word and the fight was on.